Jefferson 
County Illinois
1870 Census

Column 1 -  Dwelling houses numbered in the order of visitation
Column 2 -  Families numbered in the order of visitation
Column 3 -  The name of every person whose place of  abode on the first day of June, 1870, 
was in this family.
Column 4  - Age at last birthday if under one year give months in fractions.
Column 5  - Sex Male (M) Female (F)
Column 6  - Color White (W) Black (B) Mullato (M) Chinese (C) Indian (I)
Column 7  - Profession, Occupation or Trade of each person male or female
Column 8  - Value of Real Estate
Column 9  - Value of personal estate 
Column 10 - Place of birth, naming state or territory of U.S. or the Country of foreign birth.
Column 11 - Father of foreign birth
Column 12 - Mother of foreign birth
Column 13 - If born within the year state month (Jan., Feb., etc.)
Column 14 - If married within the year state month (Jan., Feb., etc.)
Column 15 - Attended school within the year 
Column 16 - Cannot read
Column 17 - Cannot write
Column 18 - Wether deaf and dumb, blind, insane or idiotic
Column 19 - Male citizens of the U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards
Column 20 - Male citizens of U.S.  of 21 years of age and upwards, whose right to vote 
is denied or abridged on other grounds than rebellion or other crime.

*NOTE* Columns 11 through 20 are listed only if a mark appeared in that column on the census.
The number listed is the column number that was marked. All columns are listed above
as to what information they contain.

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Jefferson County 1870 census                                             
T4S R1E  Bald Hill Twp
Enumerated on July 14, 1870
Enumerated  by: Joseph Cunningham
Post Office: Marcy,IL
Transcribed By: Wanda Livesay

1  2 3                           4 5 6 7        8    9          10 Column 11 thru 20
 
 -/-   HAMILTON, Pheba          12 F W                          IN 15
                Thomas           9 M W                          IN
                Wm               7 M W                          IN 
                Samuel          17 M W Works at Home            IN
 
47/47 DEVINGTON, Geo.           37 M W Farmer   1000  500       KY 19
                Rachel          37 F W Keepshouse               IN 17
                Margarite       15 F W                          IN 15
                Thomas          13 M W At Home                  IL 15
                Edgar            5 M W                          IL 
                Alice            1 F W                          IL 

48/48 STRICKLAN, Wm             35 M W Farmer   1000  500       SC 19
                Malinda         20 F W Keepshouse               IL   
                Oliver           8 M W                          IL 15 
                Sarah            4 F W                          IL   
                Catharine        1 F W                          IL   
 
49/49 ALLEN,    R. J.           43 M W Farmer    1000  950      VA 19
                Elvira          43 F W Keepshouse               TN 
                Robt.           18 M W Farm Hand                TN 15 
                Martha          16 F W                          TN 15 
                William         12 M W                          TN 15 
                John            10 M W                          TN 15 
                Sarah            8 F W                          TN 15 
                Nancy            6 F W                          TN 
                Jehu             2 M W                          IL 
                Susan         7/12 F W                          IL 13-Dec 
 
50/50 JENKINS,  James           62 M W Farmer   2200 800        TN 19
                Susan           59 F W Keepshouse               VA 
                James           14 M W Works at Home            IL 15 
                Henrietta       12 F W                          IL 15 
      DRENNAN,  Eurytica        21 F W Domestic                 KY 
      WARD,     Mary             9 F W                          IL 15 

51/51 CHRISMAN, W.              39 M W Farmer    280  200       TN 19
                Catherine       42 F W Keepshouse               TN 
                Sarah           18 F W                          TN 15  
                Lucy            16 F W                          TN 15  
                Mary            10 F W                          TN 15 
                Melia            8 F W                          TN 15 
                Thomas           5 M W                          KY 
 
52/52 JOHNSON,  John            26 M W Farmer   400  300        IL 19
                Martha          23 F W Keepshouse               KY 16-17
 

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